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We're gonna have the gang back together for this one. We'll wrap up our reviews of the Moto 360, Moto G and Moto X, check in on the latest with the Galaxy Note 4, see if there's any movement on the Nexus front, and of course we'll answer your questions live on air.
Join us at this link at 4 p.m. EDT — that's 9 p.m. in London — as we get it done. See you then!

And in other don't-need-to-line-up news, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is available for preorder today on a couple of U.S. carriers. (Two others go up next week.)
Here's the deal:
AT&T — $34.42 monthly, $299 on contract, $825.99 outright (preorder)
Verizon — $34 monthly, $299 on contract, $699 outright (preorder)
Sprint preorders start Sept. 26, which indeed is not today. You can give Sprint...

You've no doubt by now read our complete Moto 360 review. But if you're more of a visual learner, we've distilled five basic things you need to know about the Moto 360 into a couple minutes of video.
If you've got questions about the look and feel of the Moto 360, or how battery life's managed after a couple weeks of use, or how wireless charging works out — and if you've only got a couple...

The first of the round Android Wear watches is stylish but imperfect.
The Moto 360 has been a long time coming. Never mind the wait between the watch being announced and finally finally getting into folks' hands. From the first time we saw the Moto 360, it was clear this wasn't a spur-of-the-moment product. Clearly designed with purpose, it's not just a display on your wrist. This was the...

Sure, the Horween Leather on the Moto 360 is mighty fine, but watches are all about customization, particularly when it comes to the straps. But because of the size and shape of the Moto 360, we've had to be a little careful of shoving just any old strap in there. A good many have turned out to just be too thick to fit in the curved plastic casing.
Meanwhile, a good many of us are waiting for...

Accessibility is one of those areas of the settings menu that most of us gloss over, unless there's some specific setting we need to enable manually for a specific app, usually to allow devices like smartwatches to piggyback on notifications.
But for a good many folks out there, accessibility features allow for smartphones to be used more easily — or at all. Maybe you need bigger text. Or some...

A quick reminder, folks, that the Moto X, Moto Hint and Turbo Charger are available for preorder this morning, starting at noon EDT. Additionally, the Moto 360 is back in stock. Chances are very good Motorola's website will start to creak under the pressure.
Good luck, everyone!
Buy now at Motorola.com!

We're picking on AT&T because that's what we currently have, but the other carriers are just as guilty of bloating up what otherwise is a pretty clean implementation of Android on the new Moto X.
You can pre-order the AT&T Moto X Bloatware Edition now; the Pure Edition goes up at noon EDT.

For as fast as we tend to move forward around here, the past few days I've caught myself looking back. Back an entire decade — something that I (usually) still don't feel old enough to be able to say. (Never mind that I'm easily feeling dated thanks to the sleeping wife, aching feet, two loud-but-adorable kids, and bacon traded for yogurt.) Ten years is a long time for some things, and a short...

We've got our pals JR Raphael and Russell Holly on hand this week as we continue our journey into the Moto X and Moto 360. Plus more on Samsung's newest lineup, where things stand with the new Google Hangouts and Google Voice integration, we nail down what Apple's latest means for Android — and we answer more of your questions live!
Hop in, folks. This one's a biggie.

Just when you thought things couldn't get any crazier — we've effectively been on the road for two weeks, between Samsung and Motorola and then Super Mobility Week in Las Vegas — it's about to get really nuts.
We're back in our proper cities and time zones for this week's podast, and we're brining a couple of special guests along for the ride. As in two. As in I'm not sure how I'm going to...

Two Android Wear smartwatches, both alike in dignity. And shape. And from the first time we saw the Moto 360 compared to its square brethren, well, a good many of us knew that round was where it's at. But it turns out the Moto 360 isn't the only player in this space — LG's second Android Wear smartwatch — the LG G Watch R — also brings a round face, and a few other surprises.
We've already...

The new Hangouts is beautiful, and more than a little confusing now that it can integrate with Google Voice
Google Hangouts is getting a pretty major refresh, and it now integrates with Google Voice. And there's a new Hangouts Dialer to contend with if you want to use both together. If it's all just a wee bit confusing, we understand. Google Voice has never been much of a mainstream product,...

Well now. HTC has just scheduled an event for Oct. 8 in New York City, with "Double Exposure" apparently the theme. That's an obvious play on the HTC One M8's DuoCamera system, which uses a secondary lens for the ability to add some interesting effects.
Less obvious, however, is what it might actually mean. HTC's still on the official list of companies coming to the Android Wear party — and...

Well, here's a pleasant late-night surprise. Looks like Google Hangouts finally has the long-overdue integration with Google Voice, meaning that your messages from Google Voice (and not traditional SMS messages from the actual phone number assigned to your SIM card — it's a bit of a mess to explain, we know) can finally show up in Google Hangouts.
That means a couple things. First is that you'...

A week ago in Berlin we brought you our first look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active — essentially a rugged version of the Galaxy Tab 4. Today, from Las Vegas, we bring you video of said tablet.
The big points are that this is a business-based device — you're not going to walk into a store and just pick one up. But if you do end up with one for work, you'll be able to abuse it quite a bit...

There's going to be just a wee bit of Apple news today. And while we love shiny new tech of all kinds, it's going to be a bit nuts. And if you just can't take it anymore, well, this post is for you. We're going to give away a shiny new Moto 360 for your trouble.
How to enter? Just leave a comment in this post. That's it. It's that simple. And it's not the iPhone 6.
We'll shut things down at 5...

Unless you've been living under a rock (which, coincidentally, is where you'll need to be to avoid the obvious news today), Apple's set to announce something new today. Probably a couple of bigger iPhones. Maybe something new. We dunno.
But we do know this: Our pals from iMore at at the Apple event today. Live. In the flesh. In living color.
Please join them (and join us joining them) for...

Try not to get too jealous, folks. But that's our current view here in Las Vegas, where we've just landed for the CTIA Super Mobility Week event. This used to be a twice yearly (and less audaciously named) event, with the fall outing in the most excellent San Diego, but this year marks the first that it's been condensed into a single show at the Sands Expo and Convention Center (which you can...

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